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Maintenance
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3. Main Bearing Cover
No.1 − Removal
1) Remove the pipe (6, Fig. 6 )
2) Remove the casing (1).
3) Remove the oil pipe (2) from the main
bearing cover.
4) Remove the top half of the oil baffle.
5) Apply protection to the slinger rings on
the crankshaft.
6) Apply tension to the four elastic studs
(3) and remove the round nuts (4), refer
to 1132 − 1 .
7) Use the feeler gauge (94123) to do a
check of the bearing clearance, refer to
0330 − 1 .
8) In paragraph 2.1 , do step 5 ) to
step 15 ).
9) Put the trolley (94117) in position as
shown in Fig. 7 ).
10) Attach the manual ratchet (H1) to the
attachment ring (1) and the lug
(94116B) on the main bearing cover.
11) Operate the manual ratchet (H1) to lift
the main bearing cover from the elastic
studs.
12) Attach the manual ratchet (H2) to the
trolley (94117) and the lug (94116B) on
the main bearing cover.
13) Apply tension to the chain of the
manual ratchet (H2) to hold the weight
of the main bearing cover.
14) Carefully operate the manual ratchet
(H2) to increase the tension. At the
same time, carefully operate the
manual ratchet (H1) to release the
tension until the main bearing cover is
directly below the manual ratchet (H2).
15) Remove the manual ratchet (H1) from
the attachment point (1) and the main
bearing cover.
16) Carefully move the trolley (94116) and
the bearing cover to the driving end.
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Main Bearing − Removal and Installation
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Fig. 6
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4
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H1
H2
94116
Fig. 7
94116B
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H1
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VIEW ON FLYWHEEL
FROM AFT END
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